EU alert · Safety Gate Serious risk Motor vehicles
Passenger car Mercedes-Benz “GLB” — risk: injuries
Published in the Safety Gate weekly report: · Ref. A12/01118/20
Summary
The bodywork around the front wheelhouses has not been sealed in accordance with the specifications, allowing water to penetrate into the front foot spaces and damage the control units and other electrical components installed in those areas.As a result the instrument cluster could stop showing information, the braking assistance (e.g. ABS, ESP) could be restricted, or the engine could stall while driving or no…
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Product
Passenger car — Mercedes-Benz
- Brand
- Mercedes-Benz
- Name / model
- GLB · Type-approval number: e1*2007/46*1909*05, Type: F2B
- Category
- Motor vehicles
- Model series: BR 247.
- Production dates: The affected vehicles were manufactured between 2 May 2019 and 24 January 2020.
What is the risk?
- The bodywork around the front wheelhouses has not been sealed in accordance with the specifications, allowing water to penetrate into the front foot spaces and damage the control units and other electrical components installed in those areas.As a result the instrument cluster could stop showing information, the braking assistance (e.g. ABS, ESP) could be restricted, or the engine could stall while driving or no longer be able start, increasing the risk of an accident.
Measures taken
- Type of economic operator taking notified measure(s): ManufacturerCategory of measure(s): Recall of the product from end users
- Date of entry into force: Unknown
Source: Safety Gate — European Commission
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